Sunday Feb 2d It snowed very hard this morning but we
all went to meeting to hear Mr Brigham of Taunton
He gave us two very good sermons he is very quick in his motions
& very independent in his manner Mother went to meeting & home.
Since meeting have been reading in David Copperfield
Sarah A & Helen came in and stoped an hour or two.
This evening have hurt my foot quite badly by letting a
flatiron fall on it It has cleared of[f] quite pleasant.
Snowy weather didn’t prevent attendance at meeting, and the Ames family stayed for both morning and afternoon service. A visiting minister, Reverend C. H. Brigham, replaced Reverend Whitwell in the pulpit. Mr. Whitwell, meanwhile, presumably officiated in Taunton. This kind of swap was accomplished every month or so when ministers in the area switched places. A Congregational practice that had been in place for years, the swap gave ministers the test of different congregations while, with fresh voice, it reiterated church dogma among a broad population. Both congregations and ministers benefited however “quick in his motions” a visiting parson might be.
After church, Evelina’s brother Alson Gilmore carried their mother, Hannah, back to the farm in southeastern Easton. Evelina had a little more time to herself, which she spent with Charles Dickens, at least until her sister-in-law Sarah Ames and daughter Helen stopped by. Evelina has been reading David Copperfield – an 800 page book – for a week now. But somehow in the course of the afternoon or evening – perhaps getting prepared for laundry day tomorrow? – Evelina dropped a flatiron on her foot. Ow. That took her out of commission for the rest of the day, perhaps allowing even more reading.
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